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Mayo Clinic DEAD Wrong on Diabetic Recommendations

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:03:00 +0000

By Mercola.com Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Mayo Clinic have developed a computer model that is intended to determine the best time to

G Wainwright

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:29:27 +0000

Cholesterolis a vital evolutionary membrane component. Cholesterol depletion will shut down exo- and endocytosis and cause cell Na+ leakage - a lethal loss of membrane potential in eukaryotic cell.
Why else would every cell membrane average 30 mol% of newly synthesised cholesterol?

Dr. Katherine Day

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:42:43 +0000

Cholesterol is also the substrate of all your sex hormones, like estrogen and progesterone in women and testosterone in men. It is also the substrate of many neurotransmitters, among them serotonin.
It is essential for life. That is why it can be fabricated in your liver out of other fats and carbohydrates if you do not ingest enough. There is no need to worry about not getting enough cholesterol in your diet.

However, artificially lowering cholesterol with statin medication may be more problematical than first thought. The safest way to lower blood cholesterol is by regular and vigorous EXERCISE. The nest best way is by limiting animal fats that are solid at room temperature. Substituting olive oil and fish oils for solid fats can be useful. Adding fiber to the diet also may inhibit the absorbtion of fats that can be made into cholesterol, and this may also be useful for people whose blood cholesterol is high.